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Episode 62 – Start as you mean to go on?

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Openings then and now…

The sixty-second episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the opening tracks of all the studio albums’.

Listen and see if all you agree with my assessment of the way in which each album begins, then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

  • Does the band use the same approach to all opening tracks?
  • Does the opening track always set the scene for the rest of the album?
  • Are all opening tracks equally as successful?

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Episode 58 – Mabel Greer’s Toyshop

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The Yes family tree

The fifty-eighth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the pre-Yes band, Mabel Greer’s Toyshop.

Listen and see if you agree with me that this band gives a fascinating insight into the development of Yes, then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

  • Are any of the surviving recordings of Mabel Greer’s Toyshop worth listening to?
  • What clues are there to the early sound of Yes?
  • Why should we bother to remember bands like this?

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Episode 49 – The Yes Alphabet – ‘B’

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…brought to you by the letter, ‘B’.

The forty-ninth episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the letter, ‘B’.

  • What can you think of for the letter, ‘B’?
  • Band members?
  • Songs?
  • Albums?
  • What else?

Listen and see if your letter ‘B’ choices are included. Then let me know by contacting me via any of the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

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Episode 42 – Yes Rarities Part 6 – Special Edition EP

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DVD purchased circa 2003 (Click to enlarge)

The forty-second episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the ‘Special Edition EP’ DVD.

  • Are these live performances or are the band miming to a tape?
  • Do the tracks show us anything interesting from the early days of the band?
  • Is the DVD worth finding and buying?

Listen and see if you agree with me then let me know by leaving a comment or contacting me via the different routes on the right hand side or by leaving a comment below!

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Episode 41 – Symphonic Music of Yes

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CD purchased circa 1993 (click to enlarge)

The forty-first episode of the Yes Music Podcast featuring the ‘Symphonic Music of Yes’ compilation.

  • Are these arrangements better than the Magnification tour ones?
  • With some key Yes band members, is this the treat one would expect?
  • Are there any surprises?

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